Todd Johnson, 30, of Aberdeen, pleaded guilty to bribery Monday for accepting payments for using exclusive police databases to help the Final Notice Recovery Company locate vehicles they wanted to repossess.

Johnson worked with the company to do so for up to two years, even though the database Johnson was using is a restricted resource intended only for law enforcement.

A District Court judge accepted the plea and sentenced Johnson to 36 months of probation, as well as ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine.

The Harford County State's Attorney's Office said it didn't push for jail time due to Johnson's good record and cooperation in the case. It also said a felony theft charge was dropped as part of the plea deal.